Editors’ Collection

Desserts for Picnics

Make-ahead cakes, pies, cookies, bars and more dessert recipes to bring to the next summer picnic. Discover more dessert recipes in our summer recipe collection.

Mark Weinberg for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Yossy Arefi

Recipes

Namoura (Syrup-Soaked Semolina Cake)
Tejal Rao, Amanda Saab
932 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
932
1 hour
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Rice Krispies Treats With Chocolate and Pretzels
Genevieve Ko
2602 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,602
15 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Blueberry Poppy Seed Cake
Yossy Arefi
627 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
627
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Easy
Hawaiian Guava Cake
Kiera Wright-Ruiz, Alana Kysar
1394 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,394
50 minutes, plus chilling
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Peanut Butter Blackberry Bars
Dawn Perry
765 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
765
1 hour, plus cooling
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Kitchen Sink Cookies
Julia Moskin, Erin Gardner
924 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
924
About 1 hour, plus chilling
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Easy
Strawberry Slab Pie
Nicole Taylor
793 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
793
4 hours, plus 2 hours' cooling
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Lemon Sheet Cake With Buttercream Frosting
Yossy Arefi
2615 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,615
50 minutes
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Salted Chocolate Chunk Shortbread Cookies
Alison Roman
14464 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
14,464
45 minutes, plus chilling
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Field Day Poundcake
Jennifer Steinhauer, Denise Moseley
1746 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,746
1 hour and 45 minutes
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Strawberry Cheesecake Bars
Erin Jeanne McDowell
859 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
859
1 hour 45 minutes, plus chilling
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German Chocolate Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
2833 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,833
45 minutes
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Plum Cobbler Bars
Erin Jeanne McDowell
982 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
982
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Millionaire’s Shortbread
Samantha Seneviratne
3021 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,021
1¾ hours
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Gochujang Caramel Cookies
Eric Kim
8613 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
8,613
45 minutes
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Hindbaersnitter (Danish Raspberry Slices)
Alexa Weibel, Brontë Aurell
895 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
895
1 hour, plus chilling, cooling and resting
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Blackberry Nectarine Crisp
Matt Lee, Ted Lee, Rebecca Charles
933 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
933
1 hour
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Yellow Sheet Cake With Chocolate Frosting
Erin Jeanne McDowell
2057 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,057
45 minutes
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Shortbread Jammers
The New York Times, “The King Arthur Flour Cookie Companion”
1553 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,553
45 minutes
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Easy
Vegan Brownies With Tahini and Halvah
Charlotte Druckman, Amy Chaplin
678 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
678
1 hour 15 minutes, plus chilling
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Nectarine and Blueberry Galette
Yossy Arefi
1069 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,069
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Pistachio-Lemon Bars
Molly O'Neill
3538 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,538
45 minutes
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Easy
Maida Heatter's Chocolate Cheesecake Brownies
Maida Heatter
401 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
401
2 hour 30 minutes
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Crunchy Berry Almond Crumble
Melissa Clark
532 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
532
1 hour 15 minutes
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Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes
Pete Wells, Isa Chandra Moskowitz, Terry Hope Romero
1609 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,609
40 minutes
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Easy
Magic Cookie Bars
Samantha Seneviratne
2092 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,092
1 hour
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Peach and Blueberry Cobbler With Hazelnut Biscuits
Samantha Seneviratne
253 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
253
1 hour
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Caramelized Banana Pudding
The New York Times, Millie Peartree
1491 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,491
30 minutes, plus chilling
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Denver Chocolate Sheet Cake
Alex Witchel, "The Junior League at Home"
2256 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,256
45 minutes
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Classic Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies
Melissa Clark
6443 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,443
45 minutes
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Katharine Hepburn’s Brownies
The New York Times
12444 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
12,444
About 45 minutes
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Easy
Blueberry Pie Bars
Samantha Seneviratne
2199 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,199
About 1 hour 10 minutes, plus chilling
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
Samantha Seneviratne
1076 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,076
50 minutes, plus chilling
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Peach Crumble Slab Pie
Melissa Clark
1065 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,065
2½ hours, plus 1 hour's chilling
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Peanut Butter Cookies
Kim Severson, Chris Kimball
3219 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,219
35 minutes
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Fudgy Nutella Brownies
Yossy Arefi
1355 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,355
45 minutes
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Peaches and Cream Pie
Lidey Heuck
1604 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,604
40 minutes, plus 2 hours’ chilling
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Banana Pudding
Sam Sifton
1298 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,298
1 hour
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Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
3193 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,193
1 hour plus at least 24 hours' chilling
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Summer Berry Buckle
Melissa Clark
2992 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,992
1 hour
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Apple Sheet Cake With Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
Yossy Arefi
1418 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,418
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Lemon Squares
Dena Kleiman, Susan Mahnke Peery
2194 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,194
1 hour
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Salted Apricot-Honey Cobbler
Alison Roman
260 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
260
45 minutes
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Supernatural Brownies
Julia Moskin, Nick Malgieri
3605 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,605
About 1 hour
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Lemon Sheet Cake With Raspberry Whipped Cream
Erin Jeanne McDowell
1317 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,317
1½ hours
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